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A Dreamer’s Sparkplug
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Mikaela Judd, Editor
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our goals had changed and reveled at how our sense of AVE YOU EVER MADE fun had evolved. A bucket list? Recently, my Even after we closed the husband and I put together time capsule and tucked the bucket list away for a small time capsule. It was a future date, we kept nothing elaborate, just a jar And I was struck filled with memories and dreams. e mem- dreaming. at how much creating and ories we wrote independently and together. reading this magazine is Our favorite date. Top TV shows. Small idiolike creating a bucket list. It’s a dreamer’s spark plug. syncrasies we wish we could change about Because there’s so much the other person. e classic stuff. to see right here in the Pacific Northwest. Even when you’re from Seattle the city offers But the dreams, a bucket list really, we epic views, inspiring museums, and fun scribed as a couple. We laughed and things to do. Really want to dive in? Try kibitzed over it. We lamented about how a staycation. Book yourself a hotel room
with a view of the water like Lisette Wolter-McKinley did with her family and watch the sun set over Elliot Bay as the Seattle Great Wheel spins (page 46). During your Seattle meanderings, making sure to stop by MOHAI, the Museum of History and Industry. e 50,000 square-foot space chronicles the evolution of Seattle from a wild, untouched frontier land to a hub for tech (page 27). Or head to the end of the road and learn to surf (page 40). At the northern tip of Vancouver Island, Tofino offers some of the best surfing year-round. Just don’t forget to check out the Wickaninnish Inn — the exquisite three-star resort tucked among 100 acres of oldgrowth forest is an experience in and of itself. Because whether you’re planning a trip to sleepy Lopez Island to sample some of the best bread in all of America (page 27) or geeking out over your love of literature on Orcas (page 27), there’s a lot to savor. Along with being surrounded by beauty, you’re sure to be inspired to keep dreaming of new experiences and destinations — close to home and a little further. At least, that’s my hope. at you read this magazine and are fueled with the passion to explore more.
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